Car-fender



(No Model.)

H. LOTZGfESELL.A

' GAR FENDER.

No. 579,999. Patented 099. 27, 1999.

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UNITED STATES PATENT EEicE.

HENRY LOTZGESELL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CAB-FENDER.

SPECIFICATION forming partl of Letters Patent No. 570,099, dated October27, 1896.

Application filed JulylrS, 1896. Serial No. 599,688.. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, HENRY LoTzcEsELL, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Car-Fenders, whichimprovement is fully set forth in the following specification andaccompanying drawings.

My invention consists of a car-fender which is formed of a plurality ofswinging frames which are pivotallyconnected after the manner of atoggle, one of the frames being also adapted to slide, so that when aperson orobject falls into the frames the latter fold downwardly andproduce a cradle, in which said person or object 4may remain withcomparative safety. p

It also consists in providing the fender with a guard which is locatedinfront of the dasher, so as to prevent a person or object from strikingthe latter, said guard beingalso adapted to convert the frames of thefender into a cradle in order to receive said person or object.

It also consists of means for holding said guard in locked position andpreventing the same from movingforwardly and throwing o the person orobject.

Figure l represents a perspective View of a car-fenderembodying myinvention, the same being shown in normal position. resents a sideelevation of the fender, showing the position the parts assume after anobject has been struck and a cradle formed for the reception thereof.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the platform of a car, to whichthe hangers B are attached.

C designates a downward extension of each hanger, said extension beingprovided with the seat or bearing D, and said hangers having each alsoan upward extension E.

F designates a guard, which is pivotally supported in the hangers B bymeans of the journals G, said frame having rearwardly-extending racks Hpivotally attached thereto, whose teeth J are adapted -to engage thecatchesK on the extensions E.

L designates achain or other connection, which has one end attached tothe guard F,

Fig. 2 rep-` while its other ends are attached to the frame M, whichlatter is provided with a buffer N and is pivotally mounted on thecross-rod P.

R designates a pair of side arms, which are joined at their forwardportions by the crossrod P, while their rear portions are joined by thecross-rod AS, said arms being each provided with the pins or journals T,which are supported in suitable bearings T in the hangers l5.

U designates pins or pivots whereby the frame-M is attached to theframeV, said frame M being provided with the stops W on either side,which are adapted to engage the arms R and thus limit the upwardmovement of said latter frame and hold the fender in operative position,as indicated in Fig. l.

X designates a slot in the rear portions of each of the side bars of theframe V, through which slots the cross-rod S passes, said slots thusserving to permit the downward movement of the frame V after an objectis struck and form a cradle with the frame M, as willv be evident fromFig. 2, afterwhich further motion of the frames is prevented by theupper walls of the slots contacting with the rods S.

Y designates chains or other connections which extend from the forwardportion of the arms R to the extension E of the hangers B.

Z designates a chain or other connection which has one end attached to asuitable portion of the frame M, while its other end is adapted to bewithin reach of the motorman, so that the latter can fold the fenderwhen desired.

The operation is as follows: The parts in their normal position appearas in Fig. l, the frames M and V being in substantially the sameinclined plane, while the guard F is inclined at an angle thereto andprevented from falling by means of the racks. l/Vhen an object isstruck, the same will be thrown backwardly into the fender andordinarily fall into the frames, thereby causing the same to assume theposition seen in Fig. 2, thus forming a cradle,the object struck beingeffectively retained therein and prevented from falling therefrom, as isevident. If, however, the object struck should be thrown suflicientlyrearward over the frames, it may strike the IOO guard instead ofviolently contacting with the dasher. This moves the guard rearward andsimultaneously exerts a pull on the connections L, causing the frames Mand V to assume the inclined position relative to each other seen inFig. 2, a cradle being formed, as before, .in which the object struckwill be received and retained, the downward movement of the frame Vbeing limited by the engagement of the slots X with the rod S, as hasbeen stated.

lVhen it desired to iold up the fender for economy of space or for otherpurposes, it is only necessary to disengage the journals T from thebearings T and place said journals in the bearings D, the guard I beingallowed to remain substantially as seen in Fig. 2, while the frames Mand V can then be readily caused to assume an upright position and heldthere by any suitable means.

The projections S form stops which limit the movement of the journals Twhen the fender is folded into an upright position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a car-fender, a support having upper and lower cross-rods, aplurality of frames pivoted together, the forward frame being journaledon the lower cross-rod and the rear frame being guided on the uppercross-rod, which latter passes through slots therein, in combinationwith means for limiting the movement of said frames, substantially asdescribed.

2. A car-fender consisting of a support, provided with means fordetacha-bly connecting it to a car, and having upper and lower crossrodsin combination with a plurality of frames pivotally mounted on saidsupport, one of said pivoted frames having a buffer and provided withprojecting stops adapted to abut against the sides of saidfirst-mentioned frame, and the other pivoted frame having slots in itssides, through which passes the upper crossbar of said arms,substantially as described.

In a car-fender, a set of hangers having a plurality of bearings, asupport adapted to be mounted in said bearings, and consisting of sidearms and upper and lower cross-rods, pins on said arms adapt-ed toengage bcarin gs on said hangers, and a plurality of movable frames, theforward one ot' the latter being journaled upon the lower cross-rod, andin pivoted connection with the rearward frames in combination with meansfor limiting the movement of the latter, substantially as dev scribed.

at. In a car-fender, hangers each having hooks on their lower ends anduprights attached thereto. a support having pins with bearings on saidhangers, braces connected with said support and said hangers, 'and aplurality of frames pivotally mounted on said supports, one of saidframes having slots in its sides through which a cross-rod of said framepasses, said parts being combined substantially as described.

5. In a car-fender, the frames M and V, the guard F, the arms R with theslots X in their rear portion and provided with cross-rods, by means ofwhich said frames M and V are supported and their movement l imited saidguard F being pivotally supported and connections intermediate of saidguard and trames, substantially as described.

G. In a car-fender, the guard I?, the hangers B on which said guard ispivotally supported, the rack I-I by means of which the forward movementof said guard is limited, the side arms R `having the cross-rods P andS, the frame M pivotally attached to said trame V, and having slotstherein, through which the cross-rod S passes, and connectionsintermediate of said frames and guard, substantially as described.

7. Acar-fenderconsisting of a hangerwith an upward extension, aguard-frame j ournaled in said han ger and having pivoted rack s withteeth engaging catches on ,said eXtension, side arms having connectingcross-bars at front and rear, said side arms being slotted and journaledin said hanger, a frame provided with a buffer and mounted on the frontconnecting cross-bar of said side arms, a frame pivoted to the rear endof said buffer-frame, ilexible connections from said buffer-frame tosaid guard and flexible connections from said arms to said extension.

S. A plurality of oscillating frames pivoted together, in combinationwith a su pport therefor, consisting oi' side arms and cross-rods, oneof said rods forming the axis for the front oscillating frame, and theother rod passing through slots in the rear frame, whereby the latterframe is permitted both to oscillate and slide, substantially asdescribed.

HENRY LOTZGESELL. Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, R. H. GRAESER.

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